A William De Morgan pottery charger painted by Halsey Ricardo

A William De Morgan pottery charger painted by Halsey Ricardo, in ruby with a mysterious winged portrait, flanked by hawks, above a mask and leaping fish, painted HR monogram, glaze loss to rim 37cm. diam. Literature Martin Greenwood The Designs of William de Morgan Richard Dennis, page 43 plate 1112 for the original design illustrated, this charger also illustrated page 214 plate 81. It has been suggested that the mysterious figure is a caricature of Edward Burne Jones.